Originally Posted by
marmot
This isn't very difficult, really, and it's nice to have the option of riding comfortably in any shoes, sandals or boots that are handy or suited to the weather. At the end of a long day, you might want to use the platform side even if you're wearing cleated shoes. A change can be as good as a rest.
Was talking about them vs. single sided pedals not in place of clipless/platform. And I commented because the person already expressed having difficulty flipping their current pedal over.